The ANZ-Roy Morgan NZ Consumer Confidence Rating slipped a touch from last week to 121.8 (down 1.8pts).
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Archive for the ‘retail trade’ Category
Consumer confidence = retail sales ?
Friday, March 19th, 2010
Did the Guv’nor know ?
Thursday, February 4th, 2010Consumer confidence bouyant
Thursday, January 14th, 2010Retail trade on steroids
Thursday, January 7th, 2010Shoe sales top retail trade
Thursday, December 3rd, 2009We’re not spending, but we’re building
Wednesday, November 4th, 2009Credit growth anemic, but retail sales & building approvals surprise
Wednesday, September 30th, 2009Credit to the private sector rose by 0.1% per cent in August 2009, after an increase of 0.2% in July. Retail trade was up 0.9% in August, 0.5% expected, and building approvals were down 0.1%, 2.5% expected.
Figures released by the Reserve Bank and the Australian Bureau of Statistics continue the story of an economy that seems confident enough for consumers to spend, but where credit expansion in the business sector is muted.
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RBA Governor Stevens : stimulus peak passed
Monday, September 28th, 2009Appearing before the Senate Economics References Committee in Sydney today, RBA Governor Glenn Stevens said that the peak effect of the fiscal measures has “probably” already passed.
He confirmed that :
“In due course, both fiscal and monetary support will need to be unwound as private demand increases.”
The bold emphasis is mine.
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